| Show RIVERS ALS AISO TUE THE IB BEEN SLUR Sli AT AI FORMER Ritchie and Rivers Make a I Hit in Theatrical Debuts B International News Service SAN FRANCISCO Dec Doe 2 Willie Willie Ritchie made his debut a as as' champion of the world at the Empress in five shows S yesterday playing before the l largest houses in tho the tl theatres theatre's history Joe Rivers fresh frosh from his victory over Joe Mandot Mando came and delightfully entertained enter enter- tamed large crowds at Pantages Rivers Bivers b being nf a contender for the light weight crown naturally had tho the most to fa say In h his a act t he openly challenges dial chal lenges eD es Ritchie for the worlds world's 8 cham on the tho other hand band thanks his friends for the warm reception recep tion Hon with th little talk t a nice 1 t p There was considerable news in what Manager Joe Levy and Rivers brou brought ht up tip with them from Los An Angeles The mystery of or Wolgast's Js anxiety to si sign n for a bout in ill this city has bas been cleared Wo ast has argued ri richt t along alone that ho lie could box Rivers in Lon Los Lo Angeles n cles on New Nc Years Year's da lay day and d do 10 so 10 for a bit of Now Rivers I como comes out with the cold collI statement tb t the tho former champion could do nothing of ot the kind and that Wol Wolgast ast would have o to wait his chances tot for another fight tight with him hini You sec see said La Levy Lov we o ought ht to toha ha have e had the thc first cr crack ck at t tafter after that que questionable victory victor o over Joe Joo on July luly j. j Wo 0 bc bogged cd him for a chance but ut he turned a n deaf leaf COf and went t about the country meeting second raters It is true that we e received a setback at the Lands bands of Mandot when tho Frenchman won our opening battle baHlo I but now that we have turned the tho tables anti and done dono so 50 decisively wo we can make Wolgast wait What e hat we want is a 3 chance at and the title And let Jet mc me say a ri right bt here that if this match is arranged ar ar- I ranged ran the then n weight eight ht will have havo to bo be pounds ringside tho the poundage at which nit Ritchie won his title tithe We e will demand d this an and think wo Yo have haTe a 3 right to do cIo so o. o Ritchie Ritchie is a t luckier el fellow than s. s W Wc hould have won the same wu way Ira he dir did hut but that is if an old story now Joe Toc is only 20 years old and amid can wait rait as its well as us Ritchie Rivers River has out had llad twenty three fj fights hb and amid haRJ has haR J l three thieo of them He Hc was as knocked out by Johnny Kilbane Wolgast o ast won fon from him and Mandot ot gained w a t decision over Toe Joe but ho lie ha has wiped ed that blot off his Lis record Anyhow nho we Yo glad Iad that Ritchie has won as he no is a nice nico fellow and will be a credit to the tho game name All of which is a fair example of tho the Hood good spirit that prevails ails between tho the h light ht weights A strange coincidence i ii is that Willie and Toe have mac rooms next to o QUO one another at the Continental hotel and as they tho happened happen cd to meet in tho the hallway this is an example of their conversation cOn Gee Gee Willie but I was glad latI you ou won on that time And And believe me Joe Joer S r T I was 1 happy happ- to sec t e that you regained sonic some of your lo lost t prestige o by bv Tinni winning from Man Man- dot Willie will you ou give c me mc thc first chancel I dou dout dont t know J JO Toe Joe O t I am loa leaving that to my nw manager r Billy Nolan Kolan And then they entered their rooms room with wih a u friendly shake shako |
